ELDER, Colin Lethbridge Raymond
| Service Number: | 26450 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School & Wagga Wagga Agricultural School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot III, Row A, Grave 25. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree & District Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 26450, Divisional Ammunition Column | |
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| 14 Sep 1916: | Involvement Driver, 26450, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Embarked Driver, 26450, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 26450, 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Colin Lethbridge Raymond ELDER was born in Wollongong, NSW in 1898
His parents were Francis Rowling ELDER & Aphrasia Catherine KING who married in Sydney in 1881
He first applied to join the Army on 14th April, 1916 but was rejected as his chest measurement was insufficient - less than a month later on 3rd May, 1916 apparently it was improved enough for them to accept him
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Eric Raymond ELDER (SN 4670) - Lieutenant in the Army - returned to Australia in 1919
2, Kenneth Raymond ELDER (SN 7309) - Sergeant in the Army - returned to Australia in 1918
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